Bee-hive



BEE HIVB.

No. 325,268. Patented Sept, 1, 1885.

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Nirnn STATES vPATENT OFFICE.

GRANVILLE B. OLNEY, OF ATLANTIC, IOVA.

BEE-HIVE.

.iPECFCATION .forming part; of Letters Patent No. 325,268, dated September 1, 1885.

Application filed June 30, 1884.

T0 @ZZ whom zit may concern.-

Be it known that I, GRANVILLE B.' OLNEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlantic, in the county of Cass and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BeeHives, and I do deciare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention,suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to bee-hives, and it consists in the novel construction hereinafter described.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side View of the bee-hive, Fig. 2, a transverse, and Fig. 3 a longitudinal, section thereof. Fig. 4 shows the lower compartment provided with a cap. Fig. 5 shows the upper manipulatingpiece in front and back view. Fig. 6 shows the upper compartment with the removable side piece detached. Fig. 7 shows the lower removable side, Fig. 8, the lower section with the said side removed; Fig. 9, alongitudinal section on line ac x, Fig. l.

The lower compartment, A, is composed of base a, end upright boards, a a?, and side boards, a3 at The base-board a is extended beyond the front upright in order to provide a lighting-board for the bees, and the side boards are correspondingly extended, so as to protect thislighting portion. A piece, B, eX- tends forward from the front end board of the compartment A over the lightingboard, and is extended laterally to or beyond the extended ends of the side boards. The side board, a, is secured rigidly to the base a or end boards, a a2; but the board a4 is removable in order that the combination cases within the lower compartment may be easily manipulated. This side board, at, is provided in its face with grooves ci a5, into which fit the ends of boards a' u?, forming a close joint, as most clearly shown in Fig. 9. The upper edges of the side boards are rabbeted to form the pro* jections a",on which fit the corresponding for mations of the lower edges of the upper compartment or the depending edge boards of the (No model.)

cap. An opening, ai, is formed yin the lower edge of the front end board for the passage of the bees into and out of the hive. The upper compartment, B', is bottomless and composed of the end boards,b b', the side board, Zr', secured rigidly to said end boards, the cleat b, rigidly secured to and connecting the lower edges of the opposite ends of the end boards, and the removable piece Zf. The pieces b b* together equal the width of the side board, lil, and form one side of the upper compartment. The upper edge, b5, of the cleat b3 is beveled inwardly, and thelower edge of the piece b4 is correspondingly beveled and fitted to edge b5, as shown most clearly in Fig. 2. The lower edge of cleat b and side board, bi, are rabbeted at L on their inner faces at their lower edges, and iit snugly the projection on the upper edges ofthe lower compartment, as showniu Fig. 2. Side board, b2, and removable piece btare rabbeted on their outer faces at their upper edges to reL ceive the cap D. Battens C C are secured to the end boards, b b', and project below said boards and over the upper edges of the end boards of the lower compartment, and covering the end joint between the two compartments, as shown most clearly in Fig. 3. The removable piece b* is provided in its inner face with grooves blsimilar to those formed inside board, at, and these grooves tit the end boards of the upper compartment, as will be understood. The cap-piece or coverD is fitted onto the hive and provided with depending edge boards, (Lwheh extend down around the hive and cover the joint between the compartment and hive. The compart1nents,it will be seen, are alike in cross-section, and, where desired, the upper section may be removed and the cap fitted on the lower section, forming a single-story hive,as shown in Fig. 4. The remova ble piece of the upper compartment might be made the full height of same and form the complete side, as does the lower removable side; but the upper section being bottomless the cleat b becomes desirable in order to strengthen said upper section.

The honey-cases are placed in the compartments, as will be understood. This may be done in the lower section by removing the upper section or the removable side piece, at, and in the upper section by lifting off the cap- ICO ment having base a, end board, a', having opening a7, end board, a2, side board, a3, rabbeted at its upper edge, and removable side board, a", rabbeted at its upper edge and provided with grooves a5 to receive end boardsa a2, andi the upper bottom-less compartment composed of the end boards,b b', side board, b2, rabbeted on its upper and lower edges, cleat 2o b3, rabbeted on itslower edge and having beveled upper edge, b5, removable piece b, rabl beted on its upper edge and having its lower edge beveled and grooved on its inner face to receive the end boards, b b', and the cap or cover, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GRANVILLE B. OLNEY.

viftnes'ses'f A. S. CHURCHILL, D. BURBON. 

